tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2001 Issue 12

Reader Question: Placement of Metallic Localization Clip

Question: When is it appropriate to report 19295?Tennessee Subscriber  Answer: The CPT 2002 manual introduces add-on 19295 (image guided placement, metallic localization clip, percutaneous, during breast biopsy [list separately in addition to code for primary procedure]), which reports the placement of a clip so the mass can be located more easily if more treatment is required.   Although CPT 2002 instructs surgeons to use this code in conjunction with 19102 (biopsy of breast; percutaneous, needle core, using imaging guidance), a later article in CPT Assistant indicates that an error had been made and that 19295 is...

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